At what price Millie's Cottage?
EDITORIAL
      Yes, we are getting waterfront property on Hither Creek, around a half-acre of land, plus a quasi-historic cottage, six public parking spaces and a whiff of a possibility of finally being able to build a bathhouse for Madaket beachgoers should the town desire to do so.
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To the Editor:
      To the Editor: Despite gasoline prices under $2 per gallon now, would you bet against their returning to over $4 next year? Per a recent Wall Street Journal article, "when demand bounces back, prices will boomerang far higher because the supply cushion has shrunk".
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CLARIFICATION
      In the December 3 issue of The Nantucket Independent, "Island Vets share wartime memories on Pearl Harbor Day," Tom Miner's quote was: "Many Russian submarines were sunk by catastrophic failures, such as flooding, nuclear explosions of their reactor cores, or a collision with ships or mountains underneath the sea," said Tom Miner.
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Letters policy
      The Nantucket Independent welcomes letters from our readers. The letters deadline is noon Monday. Letters should be brief and preferably typed. They must also include your name, address and telephone number.
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